CVE-2026-103224

Medium

Description

In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.34] or [5.0.0,5.0.12] or [5.1.0,5.1.9] or [5.2.0, 5.2.0], the MySQL message decoder aggregates inbound multi-packet payloads into a composite direct-memory buffer without any cumulative size limit. A malicious, compromised, or man-in-the-middle MySQL server can send a continuous stream of packets with the maximum payload length (0xFFFFFF), preventing the end-of-message condition from being reached, causing unbounded direct-memory allocation on the client and leading to an out-of-memory crash. This occurs before authentication completes. The impacted component is io.vertx:vertx-mysql-client.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.9
Exploit probability—
ProductEclipse Vert.x
PublishedOct 15, 2026
First seenOct 15, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-789CWE-789

How to fix

Update
  • eclipse vert.x4.5.35, 5.1.10 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
eclipse vert.x4.5.0 ≤ v < 4.5.35, 5.0.0 ≤ v < 5.1.10, 5.2.04.5.35, 5.1.10

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